LOVE SPELL
By Treasure
Chapter 9
05.11.2013
Disclaimer: I do not own Nodame Cantabile.
Nodame was heading home, but her thoughts were on Chiaki "Maybe I could bring him some snacks and refreshment. It really is hot today." She told herself while wiping her forehead with the back of her hand. She would buy some donuts on her way out after she made 'lemonade'.
Now she has a spare time as Auclair-sensei has sent her home an hour earlier due to the faculty meeting for the president's upcoming retirement. "I hope sempai would appreciate the small snack, like I did back at the university."
Nodame had mastered making lemonade with the help of the internet. She doesn't make the dreaded honey lemon anymore. She learned that by adding shredded lemon peel to the sugar syrup and by using honey water and adding two or three mint leaves with the lemon juice the lemonade is one perfect thirst quencher.
She took a shower, change clothes and quickly headed at the Marlette practice hall. As she had been seen there before, she was led in as they were ending Schubert. "Sempai!" She waved her hand and smiled sweetly before picking up the donuts. "Nodame brought some snacks, please help your selves."
Chiaki was surprised to see her. "You have classes right? Why are you here?"
"Ano, Auclaire-sensei had a faculty meeting so he had shortened our class today but will extend next time. And Nodame thought that it was nice to have some cold drink on a hot day like this so I brought some."
All the orchestra members are appreciative of the small token; a short rest and some snacks will recharge the body for the next song. "Here sempai, have some lemonade. Nodame made them." Chiaki ruffled her hair before taking the flask from her and downed almost a third of its content in one gulp. "We'll have only one more song to practice, you can stay if you like and we could go home together." He gave her a wink, a feat he had never done before.
Shinichi's P.O.V. – "That love potion really is effective, she's not only making time for me but doing it properly and discreetly this time." He could hardly contain his chuckle.
Nodame's P.O.V – "Nodame should be more careful next time."
~~~~~Flashback~~~~~
"Nodame must not forget the most important ingredient in this lemonade." But before putting the lemonade in the freezer, she went searching for something under her kotatsu. She had found clear wine like bottle with slight yellowish liquid and yellow rose petals, only a third of its content remains. "Gyabo! I thought Nodame have lost this love potion." She smiled evilly, and then frowns. "But what would Nodame do after all that stuff is gone? Can I go back to that gypsy village? Gypsies doesn't stay too long in one place, ne?" She felt her head starts to spin but she needs to focus on the thing at hand. She had the opportunity to use it now, the right timing only a little question will entail.
~~~~~~~End of flashback~~~~
"Hai sempai, Nodame will wait for you until you finish your practice."
Chiaki downed the rest of the lemonade and smiled to himself as he screw the lid back on the flask. "Maybe this is the right time to ask her to join me in a concert. I will make it a success and we will be called the golden pair!"
"Maybe Nodame should ask when sempai would allow Nodame to play with him in his orchestra. If he would not approve of that, Nodame would need to look for those gypsies again." She smiled back at him while putting the flask in her tote bag. "See you later sempai." She then gave him a bear hug not minding the French.
~~~~~The End~~~~~~
A/N: thank you very very much for reading my story. Please don't forget to leave even a small comment. I think I would never get tired of watching both anime and live action of the whole Nodame Cantabile drama. I hope Juri and will be in another movie together. Once again, thank you so much.
~~~~Epilogue~~~~
At the gypsy village – "Hey Lucrecia, you should keep on making those rose water concoction of yours. Beside the lavender cologne you are making, the rose water concoction is our second best seller."
"I know, I know. But you should be more careful with the bottle label. Our new apprentice could not differentiate our love potion when its miss labelled. And Jules you know I haven't had the time to make love potion for years now. I got traumatized handling wasps."
"Could you not change the wasp thingy with another item in the potion recipe? Or maybe I could just sell your yellow rose water again in guise of the love potion, those Japanese guys doesn't seem to know the difference. Hope they enjoyed their cakes or cookies with that."
~~~~~~~~Thank you~~~~